The Food Standards Agency has issued some timely advice on barbeques.
When you're barbecuing, the biggest risk of food poisoning is from raw and undercooked meat.
Bugs such as E.coli O157, salmonella and campylobacter can cause serious illness. But you can steer clear of food poisoning by taking some simple steps.Whatever you're cooking up, keep food safe for friends and family with these food safety tips.
Always make sure you cook chicken, pork, burgers, sausages and kebabs until they're piping hot all the way through, none of the meat is pink and any juices run clear.If you're barbecuing for lots of people, you could cook meat indoors and finish it off on the barbecue for added flavour.
Remember, when you reheat food on the barbecue, always make sure it's piping hot all the way through before serving.
Also:
Wait until the charcoal is glowing red, with a powdery grey surface, before you start to cook.
Make sure frozen food is properly thawed before you cook it.
Turn the food regularly, and move it around the barbecue, to cook it evenly.
Check that the centre of the food is piping hot.
Don't assume that if meat is charred on the outside that it will be cooked properly on the inside.